Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet et Flahault
(a bacterium)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNostoc commune (a bacterium)
GenusNostoc (a genus of cyanobacteria)
FamilyNOSTOCACEAE (a family of cyanobacteria)
OrderNOSTOCALES (an order of unbranched filamentous cyanobacteria)
ClassCYANOPHYCEAE (cyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts)
PhylumCYANOBACTERIA (cyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts)
DomainBacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Wright, D., Prickett, T., Helm, R.F. & Potts, M. 2001 Form species Nostoc commune (Cyanobacteria) International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Vol 51: 1839-1852.

Nostoc commune (a bacterium) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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